Akira Furusawa

Quantum States of Light

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explains what quantum states of light look like. Of special interest, a single photon state is explained by using a wave picture, showing that it corresponds to the complementarity of a quantum. Also explained is how light waves are created by photons, again corresponding to the complementarity of a quantum. The author shows how an optical wave is created by superposition of a "vacuum" and a single photon as a typical example. Moreover, squeezed states of light are explained as "longitudinal" waves of light and Schrödinger's cat states as macroscopic superposition states.

Produktdetails

• SpringerBriefs in Mathematical Physics 10
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Japan / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-4-431-55958-0
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9784431559580
• ISBN-10: 4431559582
• Artikelnr.: 44009106

Inhaltsangabe

1. Quantum states of light.- 1-1 Quantum optics.- 1-2 Coherent states.- 1-3 Balanced homodyne measurements.- 1-4 Single-photon state.- 1-5 Fock states.- 1-6 Super position of a vacuum and a single photon.- 1-7 Coherent states and Schrodinger's cat states.- 1-8 Wigner function.- 1-9 Super position of a vacuum and a two-photon state.- 1-10 Squeezed states.- 1-11 Squeezing operation.- 1-12 Quantum entanglement.- 2. Generation of quantum states of light.- 2-1 Generation of coherent states.- 2-2 Generation of squeezed states.- 2-3 Generation of a single-photon state.- 2-4 Generation of Schrodinger's cat states.- 2-5 Generation of superposition of Fock states.- 2-6 Generation of quantum entanglement.- 3. Quantum operations for quantum states of light.- 3-1 Various quantum operations.- 3-2 Quantum teleportation.- 3-3 Quantum gate teleportation.